3 November, Vitebsk /Olga Bogacheva - BELTA/. In the Vitebsk region, 83% of registered fraud crimes have reached judicial completion. This was announced today at a briefing by Valentin Smolyakov, Head of the 2nd Department of the Department for Combating Economic Crimes of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, as reported by a BELTA correspondent. According to him, this is the second best result among all regions of the republic (Minsk region is in first place). In total, for January-September of the current year, the investigation of more than 200 criminal cases in this category has been completed, and more than 70 individuals have been brought to criminal responsibility. The most common fraudulent crimes are cases of non-fulfillment of contractual obligations by individual entrepreneurs and acquaintances. The first option usually involves the victim paying a certain amount of advance payment for the performance of certain work or services, while the second involves taking out bank loans or borrowing money with interest. "Before parting with their money, citizens must seriously consider to whom they are giving it and under what conditions. Only such a balanced approach will help avoid the traps of fraudsters," concluded Valentin Smolyakov, adding that, unfortunately, not all people yet show sufficient prudence due to the desire for easy profit. -0-

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